October 10, 2018
In Brescia (a photo gallery)
I came to Brescia knowing even less about it than I thought I did. I don’t think I even knew it was a city until I started looking at possible routes between the Dolomites and the Lake District and saw it on the map. Once I saw it, I assumed that it was the name origin for a type of rock I recalled from my college geology class: breccia. They sure look similar, but are unrelated. They aren’t even pronounced the same.
In fact, Brescia is an important city. According to the Wikipedia article, it is the fourth largest city in northwest Italy (after Milan, Turin, and Genoa I suppose), and is considered the industrial capital of Italy. It is a city with a deep history, having been founded in pre-Roman times about 3,200 years ago.
We almost didn’t come to Brescia at all, and only landed here because it logistically worked well for us. Once we were here though, we were surprised by all the attractions it had to offer. like Cremona, Brescia would be a fine place for a multi-day stay. And, like Cremona, it doesn’t seem to be buried in mass tourism. It’s a comfortable, accessible working city with a lot of worthwhile attractions. We really just got started here.
One thing especially impressed me about the city: its three large plazas, all close together in or adjacent to the old city, all noteworthy in different ways. As an American, it makes me envious. I can’t think offhand of any of our cities that has a plaza as welcoming and full of character as any of these three.
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Can you remind again about what camera you are using? I seem to recall that I originally thought it too costly and heavy, for me anyway. But, the shots are so great!...
6 years ago
The camera is an LX10, also known as an LX15. I’m not sure why it’s branded both ways, but it’s the same beast. I’ve been using the LX pocketable cameras for years, upgrading them when they wear out or I conspire to ruin one so Rachael will let me replace it. Each generation is better than the one that came before it. I forget when I upgraded to this one, but I think last spring. Before that, I used an LX7, probably for most of the journals I first published on CGOAB.
I think it would be hard to improve on for a bike touring camera. It’s really quite light, though obviously not like a phone. It fits easily in my bike jersey or trousers, so I pretty much always have it at hand. And, of course, it takes a decent shot. And a better photographer could even do more with it I’m sure - I’m pretty primitive, lazy and in too much of a hurry - it’s a very sophisticated camera, but I always use the auto function because its computer is so much smarter than I am; don’t use special lenses; never use a tripod; and I don’t tend to wait around for just the right conditions. I do though, work with the images on the iPad after extracting them - cropping, exposure/contrast adjustment.
And, it’s not cheap but not all that dear either - roughly 500 euros.
6 years ago